The Three Stooges

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The Three Stooges

PG

Released Apr 13, 2012

1h 32m

Comedy

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Left on the doorstep of an orphanage run by nuns, three newborn knuckleheads grow up to be finger-poking, nyuk-nyuking janitors named Larry (Sean Hayes), Curly (Will Sasso) and Moe (Chris Diamantopoulos). When they learn that financial problems will soon force the only home they've ever known to close, the trio sets out to raise $830,000 in one month. Out in the world for the very first time, the three innocent bumblers become embroiled in a murder plot and find stardom on a TV reality show.

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Critics Consensus

While nowhere near as painful as it could have been, The Three Stooges fails to add fresh laughs to the Stooges' inestimable cinematic legacy.

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J. Hoberman

Tablet

The brutish schtick got old a long time ago.

Aug 16, 2017

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

The architects behind There's Something About Mary and Kingpin make merry with the poking and thumping, but are ultimately far too fond of their comic heroes to make them or us truly squirm.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 24, 2012

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

This could have been a truly awful summation of the work of such minor legends but it works surprisingly well.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 24, 2012

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Even with their tremendous efforts, this still felt like a really good Elvis impersonator. They look like Elvis. They sound like Elvis. They shake like Elvis. But they aren’t Elvis.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 25, 2022

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

If this weren't a movie, the three stars would certainly make a striking Vegas show.

Rated: 4/10

Dec 2, 2020

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Should you see it? Why soitenly!

Rated: 3.0/4.0

Sep 26, 2020

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very funny Chris Sean and Will killed it as Moe Larry and Curly

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/17/24

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Daniel d

The actors did a great job portraying the originals. The slapstick was true to the original as well. The story and plot were a bit lacking. But still a good laugh if you were a Stooges fan.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/15/24

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Mike P

The question is...WHY? Why should we watch these IMPOSTER Stooges when we can just click onto YouTube and watch the real ones for free? 24/7/365?? I mean, this almost reminds me of that pointless, asinine Shot-for-Shot Psycho Remake from Gus Van Zant; a few years back; that left us all scratching our heads... WHY?? A replica movie like this serves no purpose...Unless you can come up with three JUST AMAZING comedic actors that can somehow summon up the Stooges with their impressionism with such amazing alicrity and accuracy as to leave us all breathless... If not then; it's pointless... And unfortunately, that IS DEFINITELY the case here...

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/01/24

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Georgan G

For those of us who grew up watching this silly trio knock each other around, getting hit in the face with pies & those great catch phrases: this brought back fond memories. Watch the original to see just how well this film is.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/31/24

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Keith N

It's meh, it's just a basic flick that's just meh

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/24/24

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Robert N

Very funny, I had a great time.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/21/24

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Synopsis

Left on the doorstep of an orphanage run by nuns, three newborn knuckleheads grow up to be finger-poking, nyuk-nyuking janitors named Larry (Sean Hayes), Curly (Will Sasso) and Moe (Chris Diamantopoulos). When they learn that financial problems will soon force the only home they've ever known to close, the trio sets out to raise $830,000 in one month. Out in the world for the very first time, the three innocent bumblers become embroiled in a murder plot and find stardom on a TV reality show.

Director: Peter Farrelly, Robert Farrelly
Producer: Peter Farrelly, Robert Farrelly, Bradley Thomas, Charles B. Wessler
Screenwriter: Peter Farrelly, Robert Farrelly, Mike Cerrone
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Conundrum Entertainment, Charles B. Wessler Entertainment
Rating: PG (Slapstick Action Violence|Language|Some Rude/Suggestive Humor)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 13, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $44.3M
Runtime: 1h 32m

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